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 Manor of Penthièvre à Blangy-sur-Bresle en Seine-Maritime

Patrimoine classé
Demeure seigneuriale
Manoir
Seine-Maritime

Manor of Penthièvre

    Route d'Eu
    76340 Blangy-sur-Bresle
Photo de Manor of Penthièvre

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1636
Construction of the mansion
1820
Purchased by Pierre-Charles Fruictier
vers 1870
Louis XIII style renovation
13 juillet 2001
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The house of the mansion, in its entirety; the mill known as mill of Penthièvre or Hortineaux, in whole, excluding the hangar is, including its mechanism and the whole hydraulic system whose channeled arm of the Bresle feeding the mill of Hortineaux, including the vanning from its origin until its return to the Bresle (south-west and west of plots AD 30 and 24) (Case AD 25): inscription by order of 13 July 2001

Key figures

Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans (la Grande Mademoiselle) - Initial sponsor Granddaughter of Henry IV, owner in the 17th century.
Pierre-Charles Fruictier - Textile industry Buyer in 1820, transformer in spinning.
Charles-Marie Fruictier - Heir and Renovator Add Louis XIII elements around 1870.

Origin and history

The Penthièvre Manor House, also known as the Hottineaux Manor House, is an iconic house located in Blaggy-sur-Bresle, in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy. Built in the 2nd quarter of the 17th century for Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans, known as the Great Mademoiselle and granddaughter of Henry IV, this mansion embodies the architecture of the Gentle-Hommeries of the Louis XIII period. Its construction is part of a context of economic prosperity for the city, linked to the trade of sheets from the 15th century. The building, made of brick and stone, retains decorative elements characteristic of this period.

In the 19th century, the mansion underwent a major transformation under the impetus of the textile industry. In 1820 it was acquired by Pierre-Charles Fruictier, an industrialist, who converted the former adjacent mill into a spinning mill in 1823. This conversion reflects the industrial development of the region, driven by textile production. Around 1870, his son, Charles-Marie Fruictier, added stylistic elements (mascarons, scallops, cornices) to harmonize the ensemble in a Louis XIII style, while modernizing the hydraulic infrastructure linked to the Bresle.

The estate now consists of the main house, flanked by two wings and housing 18th century panelled rooms, as well as the Penthièvre mill, still equipped with its original hydraulic mechanism. The latter, powered by a channeled arm of the Bresle, testifies to the technical ingenuity of the time. The ensemble, partially listed as historical monuments since 2001, illustrates both the aristocratic heritage and the Norman industrial heritage. The protections cover the house, the mill (excluding the east hangar), and the entire hydraulic system, including the vanage.

The location of the manor, on the edge of the Bresle, played a key role in its history, facilitating both its initial residential use and its subsequent industrial conversion. The site, which can be accessed via the road to Eu, maintains a specific address (5891 Les Hottineaux), although its current vocation (visits, rental, accommodation) is not explicitly documented in available sources. Its mixed architecture, combining classical elegance and industrial functionality, makes it a rare example of hybrid heritage in Normandy.

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